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Myanmar

Safeguarding Myanmar's Environment

This brief provides an overview of Myanmar’s emerging EIA system and how the GMS Core Environment Program and other ADB technical assistance is contributing.

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Activity

19th June 2017

Building Capacity for Land Use Change Modeling (2014–2017)

Land use is constantly changing in the Greater Mekong Subregion. At the same time, land use planning processes are often poorly informed, risking decisions that may lead to social and environmental costs that outweigh intended benefits.

Senior environment and forestry officials from Yunnan and Guangxi met with representatives from the other five GMS countries to exchange experiences and lessons from biodiversity conservation work in transboundary landscapes.

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Event

13th July 2016

Bangkok, Thailand

11th Climate Change Roundtable Meeting

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Event

2 to 3 June 2016

Bangkok

Green Freight and Logistics in Southeast Asia

Government officials, international experts, and private representatives from Southeast Asian countries met in Bangkok for two days to develop a regional agenda to scale up ‘green freight’ in the region.

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Event

14th January 2016

Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar

Launch ceremony: EIA procedure and environmental quality guidelines

More than 200 government and non-government participants attended this Myanmar event which saw the launch of a new Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Procedure and National Environmental Quality (Emissions...

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Publication

4th January 2016

Achieving Environmental Sustainability in Myanmar

Myanmar is at a critical crossroads. With many environmental assets, and industrial pressure only beginning to develop, it could effectively form policies and regulations that ensure sustainable growth and conservation of key natural resources.

Myanmar’s Ecotourism Policy and Management Strategy (2015-2025)

This policy and management strategy was launched by the Government of Myanmar in May 2015 provides guidance on how the country can development ecotourism in protected areas to maximize social and econo...